The Paperboy

The Paperboy

Millennium Films etc.

October 5, 2012

Historical Drama

DVD
D+

I couldn't really get into this.  Director Lee Daniels adapted Pete Dexter's novel with Dexter.

Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

CinemaNX etc.

November 25, 2009

Historical Drama

DVD
C+

Although there were elements I liked, and I did stay with the movie until the end, it did feel off to me, especially very un-1930s Danes.  I was leaning towards maybe a B- initially, but I was sort of done before the movie was.  Still, the period details are solid, and Christian McKay is remarkably good as Welles.  Certainly this is better than director Linklater's Before Sunset (2004), which I gave a C-.  As soon as I saw that this movie is based on the Robert Kaplow novel, I thought That explains it, meaning that the pluses and minuses feel like they're because this is an adaptation.

Hairspray (2007)

Hairspray (2007)

New Line

July 20, 2007

Musical, Historical Comedy
DVD
C-

I tried watching this once before but gave up on it because it couldn't hold a candle to the original movie.  This time I tried to just enjoy it as a musical, but the dancing and songs are unmemorable.  Adam Shankman directed, four years after he did Bringing Down the House, also with Queen Latifah.

Baywatch

Baywatch
Paramount
May 25, 2017
Comedy
DVD
C-

Well, this was better than I expected and I was leaning towards a C, but then a guy got his erection stuck in a deck chair.  Thomas Lennon was one of the co-writers.  Seth Gordon directed.